The Seton Miracles And The Marian Foundation

By Amanda Murphy


As a non-profit volunteer organization, the Marian Foundation is made up of volunteers whom believe that the telling and retelling of miraculous events increases through devotion to Jesus. The foundation believes that the statue weeps not only for the son of Mary but for all children. As such, the foundation is dedicated to preserving The Seton Miracles and other stories of religious miracles which have taken place over time.

The Marian foundation has released a publication which provides detailed information and colorful pictures of the weeping statues. In addition, there is a discussion related to other statues which have been known to weep. In the final chapters, there exist a rebuttal directed at skeptics and other non-believers.

The last release by the foundation is a DVD which provides eyewitness accounts with regards to the weeping Madonnas. Individuals looking to share the stories of the statues might find the note cards which offer a full color statue on one side and a summary of the weeping statues on the other. Whether purchasing a book, DVD or gift cards, owners often get detailed information on each statue along with beautiful art work.

As with all things spiritual or religious, there are often skeptics whom suggest the weeping statues are nothing more than a hoax. While this is the case, there are others whom claim not only to have seen a weeping statue but apparitions of the Mother Mary as well. In either case, the foundation has tried to confirm the weeping statues before sharing any stories about these incident with others.

In Japan, there is a statue known as Our Lady Of Akita which had been reported to have cried tears of blood. While this is the case, the story was later exposed as a prank. When the blood which came out of the statue was tested, it came back as being that of a local woman.

With all the other scandals going on with regards to the Catholic Church, the church has been extremely careful in responding to the reports of these weeping statues. In fact, the church has set very high standards with regards to which stories are believable. For, there have been associated hoax as is the case in Messina, Sicily where the statue of Pio of Pietrelcina bled tears which later proved to the tears of a local woman which proved the incident to be nothing more than a hoax.

Most skeptics suggest that it is not difficult to make a statue weep. In fact, it is often as simple as making a doll which can cry and weep. In fact, skeptics actually sell "do it yourself weeping statue kits" at a number of conferences and festivals. While skeptics have provided examples of some weeping statues, there are many others in which no such proof has been provided.

Most skeptics and rationalists have dismissed the weeping statues as being fake. While this is the case, there are others whom have seen at least one, if not all statues weep at one time or another. Even so, skeptics still suggest that those whom make the statues and those whom believe any statue can weep, could very well be going insane.




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